Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-27
WONDERFUL MRSMERISM.
A Strangely Gifted Frenchman Who Has
People at His Win,

People at His VIII,
London Standard.
| The Sale du Zodiaque at the Grand
/ hotel in Paris was crowded on Wednes-
day night, April 20, with doctors, journal
/ lists and well known Parisians, who had
teen invited by NJ. Hepp, the editor of
the Voltaire, to witness some interesting
experiments of newly discovered hyp-
notizer, NJ. Moulin. Without attempt
ting to account for the extraOr-
binary power possessed by M. Mou-
tin, who is q comparatively young
and handsome man, over the doctors,
journalists and ladies of the audience
who consented to mount the platform
and allowed him to experiment upon
them, | will state in few words what he
did.
NJ Moulin does not put people to
sleep, but makes them OBEY his will
while thoroughly awake. He began by
choosing his subjects among the people
who presented themselves by placing his
hand on the nape of the neck. While
talking to them he inquired whether
they felt sp unusual heat under mis- hand.
If an affirmative answer was given he
knew he had good subject, and, while
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brought him on his knees by simply
placing one hand lightly on his back and
holding the other in front of his knee.
1t was extremely curious to witness
the efforts made by some people TO keep
their feet, but it was useless; they had
to go down on their knees. One gen.
tleman well known in Partisan So
ciety was dragged around the room
among the spectators by M. Moulin, who
put that gentleman's hand first on his
shoulders and then on his head and told
him to follow him. When they got back
to the platform he told the same gentle
man, when sitting on the ground, that he
forbade him to rise. Notwithstanding the
most strenuous efforts, he could not rise
until be had received the magnetizer's
permission.
One of the writer's on the Gsulois was
operated on in yet more astonishing
manner Placed at the extremity of the
long hall, with his back turned to NJ.
Moulin, he was told TO do all he could
to prevent himself beng drawn
backward toward the platform. He used
what seemed to be almost superhuman
efforts to stand where he was, but soon
his legs began trembling violently, and in
spite of all he was soon walking back
ward toward the operator.
After that everybody was made to
laugh heartily by the same gentleman be-
ing made to dance in most amusing
manner. "a. Moulin also fought mock
duel with him. Asking for two walking
sticks, he gave one to the gentle
man, and, after crossing swords
with MIN, paralyzed his arm by
his will. After releasing his adver-
sary from that dissdvantageous posi-
ton, M. Moulin told him thet he defed
him to touch him with the stick. The
operator failed in this instance; for, after
a prolonged effort, during which the
journalist seemed to strain every nssFe
and muscle in his body, he at last touEasas
NJ Mouths chest.
The operator, however, won great ap-
plause by recommending the experiment.
He stood perfectly still and offered, as
before, no resistance but his will and
magnetic power. The gentleman with
his stick struggled, so TO say, against the
air; but he failed to touch the operator. }
One of the ladies present was then
told bv NJ. Moulin, while she was sitting
among the spectators, that he dehed he
to say "Nebuchadnezzar." 1t was r1dicu-s
lous in the extreme to hear her Try in